This porcelain cup and saucer was produced in Germany by the Royal Berlin Porcelain Manufactory between 1847 and 1849. The saucer has a diameter of 5 3/4 inches. The cup is 3 inches tall with a diameter of 3 1/2 inches. The front of the cup has hand painted scene of a mountain lodge. The painting is highly detailed in vivid colors. There are two figures in the foreground with a dog and a person hanging out of a window...
Antique Thai Buddhist amulet, Phra Somdej "King of Amulets". The amulet itself is made of baked clay in the form of a seated Buddha or Bodhisattva. It is enclosed in an unusually fine silver metal case with intricate incised designs...
Opaline or overlay peach-coloured and white satin glass perfume bottle, France around 1890. Floral decoration in enamels and raised gilt with applied clear glass swirls. Bottle and stopper marked 35. Height "8 1/3 / 21 cm. Condition: fine.
Chinese Nyonya Ware plate with a foliated base painted with pomegranates, peaches and bats symbolizing fruitfulness, prosperity and happiness. Nyonya wares are over-glaze polychrome enamelled porcelains made in Jingdezhen in the Kiangsi province of China for the Straits Chinese, or Babas, whose female counterparts are called Nyonyas, hence the term Nonya ware. Nyonya wares were mainly reserved for festive occasions and special functions. Size: L. 20cm. W. 14.2cm. H. 4.3cm...
Exquisite pair of lacquered wood temple lotus offering stands in lotus motif. The Lotus is the penultimate buddhist symbal of purity. The base is a lotus with lotus flowers on the stem and lotus cup at the top. Minor lacquer wear but in fabulous condition for its Meiji Period C.1890 age. 12" tall and 6" wide.
Antique Chinese yellow nephrite snuff bottle with a flat lip and oval foot rim. The interior is well hollowed out, the exterior is unadorned, 18th/19th century. It measures 2.75" tall 2"1/8" wide 3/4" deep.
Antique Rare type of Silver mounted Islamic, Yemeni, Arab dagger, Khanjar Jambiya with an accompanying knife, 19th century, Yemen.
A shaped hilt composed of sheets of silver decorated in filigree and bead work, with a scrolling pattern and rosettes, mounted with a broad, slightly curved, double-edged blade formed with a pronounced medial ridge on each side...
Antique, iconographically important Yao Ceremonial Daoist God Scroll-Painting, 19th Century, Southern China. Good condition, some
signs of age/climatic conditions. Size: H. 47" x W. 19"
Very attractive and rare Bronze Elephant Bell with intricate and different relief designs on both sides. Clappers inside to make loud and sonorous sounds when in motion. Good condition. Size 15 x 11 cm. Comes with a nice display stand! We also have numerous other such elephant bells in different sizes. Please inquire.
A Blue Color Porcelain Snuff Bottle with moulded Dragon and Fish Decorations.Qing Period.good condition it just has minor friting at the rim.
Size : H:7,4cm
W:5,5cm
Continental, a wonderful porcelain ewer decorated with Venus, Cupid and attendants on front and two frolicking cherubs on back. Size: This item has a
height of 14 inches and bears maker's mark on base. Condition Report: Excellent condition from 19th century era.
DESCRIPTION: From our Southeast Asia Collection, a large and classic 19th century Burmese Hsun-ok constructed of wood that was first lacquered in black, and then covered in successive layers of cinnabar colored lacquer called hinthabada. Over time, through use and handling, the cinnabar lacquer has worn off in some areas to reveal the black lacquer base coat underneath, resulting in an attractive negoro effect...
A Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Japanese Kannon Biraki Tansu (Wedding Kimono Chest) made of beautiful aged Kiri (Paulownia) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) wood. The top section has two hinged doors with a special lock from the inside that secures the inside of the door.
When open the doors reveal two large drawers where the bride's kimono were stored...
1900's Chinese Ge Guan Type Crackle Porcelain Scholar Water Coupe
It is 1.8 inches (4.6 cm) tall by 2.3 inches (5.9 cm) wide. It is 79 gram.
It has dark spots and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell. That is to say, if you purchase an item from us and are unhappy with it for any reason, return it for a 100% refund of the amount you originally paid...
A fine Chinese Iron Red, Blue & White Porcelain Jar, Kangxi Mark. 5-Clawed Imperial Dragon. Good condition. Size: 18 cm. diameter, height 11 cm. Provenance: From a Washington D.C. private collection.
A cover composed of several pieces, lined with green fabric. Blue ground with brocaded boteh pattern in metal wrapped threads. Provenance: a gentleman's collection, Geneva - Switzerland. Condition: wear - mostly only the yellow silk core left. Short parts of selvages undone, one small mend, two small holes, few thin areas . Dimension: 92 cm x 125 cm.
This porcelain plate was produced in Germany by Meissen in the late 19th century. It measures 7 1/2 inches in diameter and is 1 1/8 inches deep. The fine quality porcelain is colored cobalt blue. There are 3 cartouches containing sprays of vibrantly colored flowers. They are framed with elaborate gilding. You can see delightful bugs and butterflies fluttering amongst the flowers. The border of the plate has the most elaborate hand gilding...
From our Chinese Polychrome Collection, a magnificent eight-panel gilt lacquer export screen, 19th century, exquisitely painted in finely detailed gilding on a black lacquer ground, depicting a wide array of festive scenes with figures in elaborate garden pavilions and riverside pagodas, with rolling mountains and hills in the distance, all set inside a floral and key-fret scroll border...